Biography Reference Center

Today I looked at the Biography Reference Center Database. The database is exactly what the title suggests. Its a huge collection of biographies on anyone important from Amelia Earhart to Peyton Manning. This databse works by users typing in a specific persons name and then the database brings up biographies on that person for the user to look at. One thing I thought was nice about this database is while some people only have one biography for users to read most have more than one by different authors. This gives the user more than one source and possibly more information if one author left out something that another may have included. The site offers links to the biographies as well as citations that are already done for the user. Like many other databases Biography Reference Center offers a folder system. There is also a direct link to a "search other database collections" link. This link takes you to a site that offers other databases patrons may be interested in cross referencing. Off to the side of every biography the sub-sections of the written work are broken down. That way if a patron is wating to learn more about stephenie meyer concerning The Twilight Saga, the user can look through the subsection listing and click the one that intrests them. That way they dont have to read the entire biography just to find specific information. Many Biographies offer links to the persons personal website which may be handy for some users. There is a hint section offered that allows patrons to select different languages, view as pdf, and also read tutorials teaching them how to broaden or narrow their search. I think this database is easy to use and could be very helpful to patrons.